THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Told untruth about the street being in the directory (6)
4 Type of porcelain food container (8)
9 Sort of hats we put bands round (6) 10 Extremely difficult and not properly finished (8) 12 Capture a scene on film (4)
13 It may appear this writer won’t get credit for his work (5)
14 A North African doctor gets nothing right (4) 17 The chairman of the directors could be in deep water (3,9)
20 With pathology Ron turns to the study of man (12)
23 Disorientated Indo-european god (4)
24 Load the vehicle and leave (5)
25 A quarter refuse to bathe (4)
28 Goes and returns (8)
29 Light breeze round the West (6)
30 Time soon modifies feelings (8)
31 Barney moved close (6)
DOWN
1 Mislay one’s watch and get held up? (4,4)
2 Fine form of punishment (8)
3 Classical maid who always had the last word (4) 5 Painter wins town in local elections? (12)
6 Told to go north in a group (4)
7 Conversion is done by inventor (6)
8 Lehar composition about love set in Pakistan (6) 11 It gives a long smoke for the parochial representative (12)
15 Uniform the leader required for an occasion (5) 16 Vicar has no head for crime (5)
18 Not so enthusiastic about an item of kitchen equipment (8)
19 How road travellers go, incidentally (2,3,3) 21 Type of car to hold fifty two (6)
22 A book Kipling wrote on love - popular in Japan (6)
26 Still one unresolved Himalayan myth (4) 27 Unusual item, something very small (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 An embarrassing failure (6) 4 Strenuous effort (8)
9 Sturdy (6)
10 Sweet-smelling (8)
12 Ship’s complement (4) 13 Command (5)
14 Portent (4)
17 Deeply ingrained habit (6,6)
20 In a reckless manner (4,3,5) 23 Shut forcibly (4)
24 Splendour (5)
25 Couple (4)
28 Give and take mutually (8)
29 An antiseptic (6)
30 A representative (8)
31 Merely superficial appearance (6)
DOWN
1 Predict (8)
2 Atmosphere of a place (8) 3 Example (4)
5 300th anniversary (12) 6 Advocate strongly (4) 7 Without charge (6) 8 Magnitude (6)
11 Make known (5,2,5)
15 Slink (5)
16 In all sincerity (5)
18 Genuine (4,4)
19 Expression of approval (4,4) 21 Go up (6)
22 Scamp (6)
26 Suspend (4)
27 Region (4)